Melbourne works on Queen's Jubilee gift from Royal Commonwealth Society

Web hosting firm Melbourne is playing a part in creating a lasting memory of this year's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Web hosting firm Melbourne is playing a part in creating a lasting memory of this year's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The Jubilee Time Capsule is a digital gift being prepared for the Queen by the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Members of the public are invited to select a memorable day between February 6, 1952, when the Queen ascended to the throne, and her Jubilee on June 6, then submit videos, photographs and text to be included in it.

Melbourne, based on the Manchester Technopark, part of Manchester Science Parks, has been chosen to host the time capsule.

It is the latest Manchester firm to take part in the project. Capsool – a collaboration of technology experts - has developed the digital platform that supports the time capsule, while mobile software developer Ravensoft will create an app for users.

Daniel Keighron-Foster, managing director of Melbourne, said: “It’s a real honour to have been chosen to host the Jubilee Time Capsule.”

The time capsule has had more than 37,000 entries from 52 countries so far.

Dr Danny Sriskandarajah, director of the Royal Commonwealth Society said: "With two months to go until the Jubilee festivals, the JTC is now ready and able to crowd-source memories from around the Commonwealth.

“We are delighted to be working with Melbourne, a hosting company with a fantastic reputation for reliability and scalability."

Our newspapers include the flagship Manchester Evening News - Britain's largest circulating
regional daily with up to 130,485 copies - as well as 20 local weekly titles across Greater
Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire.

Free morning newspaper, The Metro, published every weekday, is also part of our portfolio,
delivering more than 200,000 readers in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Business Week is the region’s number one provider of business news andfeatures, targeting a bespoke business audience with 12,687 copies every Thursday.

Every month, M.E.N. Media’s print products reach 2.2 million adults, spanning from Accrington
in the north to Macclesfield in the south.